Bill Text: IL SB1397 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act and the Mental Health Court Treatment Act. Removes provisions that a person may be admitted into a Veterans and Servicemembers Court program or a mental health court program only upon the agreement of the prosecutor. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB1397 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB1397-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Veterans and Servicemembers Court
Treatment | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
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6 | (730 ILCS 167/20)
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7 | Sec. 20. Eligibility. Veterans and Servicemembers are | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | eligible for Veterans and
Servicemembers Courts, provided the | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | following:
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10 | (a) A defendant, who is eligible for probation based on the | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | nature of the crime convicted of and in consideration of his or | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | her criminal background, if any, may be admitted into a | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Veterans and Servicemembers Court program
only upon the | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | agreement of the prosecutor and the defendant and with the | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | approval of the Court.
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16 | (b) A defendant shall be excluded from Veterans and | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Servicemembers Court program if
any of one of the following | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | applies:
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19 | (1) The crime is a crime of violence as set forth in | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | clause (3) of this subsection (b). | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (2) The defendant does not demonstrate a willingness to | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | participate in a treatment
program.
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23 | (3) The defendant has been convicted of a crime of |
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1 | violence within the past 10
years excluding incarceration | ||||||
2 | time. As used in this Section, "crime of violence" means: | ||||||
3 | first degree murder,
second degree murder, predatory | ||||||
4 | criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal
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5 | sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, armed robbery, | ||||||
6 | aggravated arson, arson,
aggravated kidnapping and | ||||||
7 | kidnapping, aggravated battery resulting in great bodily | ||||||
8 | harm
or permanent disability, stalking, aggravated | ||||||
9 | stalking, or any offense involving the
discharge of a | ||||||
10 | firearm or where occurred serious bodily injury or death to | ||||||
11 | any person. | ||||||
12 | (4) (Blank).
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13 | (5) The crime for which the defendant has been | ||||||
14 | convicted is non-probationable. | ||||||
15 | (6) The sentence imposed on the defendant, whether the | ||||||
16 | result of a plea or a finding of guilt, renders the | ||||||
17 | defendant ineligible for probation.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 98-152, eff. 1-1-14; 99-480, eff. 9-9-15.)
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19 | Section 10. The Mental Health Court Treatment Act is | ||||||
20 | amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
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21 | (730 ILCS 168/20)
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22 | Sec. 20. Eligibility. | ||||||
23 | (a) A defendant, who is eligible for probation based on the | ||||||
24 | nature of the crime convicted of and in consideration of his or |
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1 | her criminal background, if any, may be admitted into a mental | ||||||
2 | health court program only upon the agreement of the prosecutor | ||||||
3 | and the defendant and with the approval of the court. | ||||||
4 | (b) A defendant shall be excluded from a mental health | ||||||
5 | court program if any one of the following applies: | ||||||
6 | (1) The crime is a crime of violence as set forth in | ||||||
7 | clause (3) of this subsection (b). | ||||||
8 | (2) The defendant does not demonstrate a willingness to | ||||||
9 | participate in a treatment program. | ||||||
10 | (3) The defendant has been convicted of a crime of | ||||||
11 | violence within the past 10 years excluding incarceration | ||||||
12 | time, specifically first degree murder, second degree | ||||||
13 | murder, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, | ||||||
14 | aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual | ||||||
15 | assault, armed robbery, aggravated arson, arson, | ||||||
16 | aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping, stalking, aggravated | ||||||
17 | stalking, or any offense involving the discharge of a | ||||||
18 | firearm. | ||||||
19 | (4) (Blank). | ||||||
20 | (5) The crime for which the defendant has been | ||||||
21 | convicted is non-probationable. | ||||||
22 | (6) The sentence imposed on the defendant, whether the | ||||||
23 | result of a plea or a finding of guilt, renders the | ||||||
24 | defendant ineligible for probation.
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25 | (c) A defendant charged with prostitution under Section | ||||||
26 | 11-14 of the Criminal Code of 2012 may be admitted into a |
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1 | mental health court program, if available in the jurisdiction | ||||||
2 | and provided that the requirements in subsections (a) and (b) | ||||||
3 | are satisfied. Mental health court programs may include | ||||||
4 | specialized service programs specifically designed to address | ||||||
5 | the trauma associated with prostitution and human trafficking, | ||||||
6 | and may offer those specialized services to defendants admitted | ||||||
7 | to the mental health court program. Judicial circuits | ||||||
8 | establishing these specialized programs shall partner with | ||||||
9 | prostitution and human trafficking advocates, survivors, and | ||||||
10 | service providers in the development of the programs. | ||||||
11 | (Source: P.A. 97-946, eff. 8-13-12; 98-152, eff. 1-1-14; | ||||||
12 | 98-538, eff. 8-23-13; 98-621, eff. 1-7-14.)
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13 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
14 | becoming law.
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